Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+0.77%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$163B
AUM Growth
+$163B
Cap. Flow
+$5.97B
Cap. Flow %
3.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.7%
Holding
3,417
New
88
Increased
2,273
Reduced
875
Closed
55

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.38%
2 Industrials 13.09%
3 Technology 11.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
IX icon
3126
ORIX
IX
$29.1B
$536K ﹤0.01%
7,199
KEYW
3127
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
$536K ﹤0.01%
57,496
-916
-2% -$8.54K
TSEM icon
3128
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$6.58B
$535K ﹤0.01%
34,649
+10,082
+41% +$156K
PGRE
3129
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.59B
$534K ﹤0.01%
+31,106
New +$534K
RDIB
3130
Reading International Class B
RDIB
$286M
$533K ﹤0.01%
38,048
NVEC icon
3131
NVE Corp
NVEC
$312M
$524K ﹤0.01%
+6,678
New +$524K
KOSS icon
3132
Koss Corp
KOSS
$58.1M
$522K ﹤0.01%
226,091
+114
+0.1% +$263
INVE icon
3133
Identive
INVE
$87.8M
$512K ﹤0.01%
87,007
-2,846
-3% -$16.7K
WW
3134
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$512K ﹤0.01%
105,443
-11,231
-10% -$54.5K
UBOH
3135
DELISTED
United Bancshares Inc/OH
UBOH
$512K ﹤0.01%
32,686
+450
+1% +$7.05K
ADNC
3136
DELISTED
AUDIENCE INC COM STK (DE)
ADNC
$510K ﹤0.01%
104,290
+6,245
+6% +$30.5K
ACI
3137
DELISTED
ARCH COAL, INC.
ACI
$509K ﹤0.01%
1,495,422
-135,605
-8% -$46.2K
AWX icon
3138
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.86M
$504K ﹤0.01%
210,059
-1,662
-0.8% -$3.99K
CXW icon
3139
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.17B
$504K ﹤0.01%
15,149
-7,411
-33% -$247K
PTVCA
3140
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class A Common Stock
PTVCA
$501K ﹤0.01%
21,223
+180
+0.9% +$4.25K
CPAC
3141
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$581M
$488K ﹤0.01%
61,811
+9,400
+18% +$74.2K
LTRE
3142
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
$488K ﹤0.01%
378,215
-1,604
-0.4% -$2.07K
ARQL
3143
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$487K ﹤0.01%
304,587
-2,359
-0.8% -$3.77K
CRTN
3144
DELISTED
Cartesian, Inc.
CRTN
$475K ﹤0.01%
140,599
-2,532
-2% -$8.55K
EVBS
3145
DELISTED
Eastern Virginia Bankshares In
EVBS
$474K ﹤0.01%
75,075
+3,938
+6% +$24.9K
DZSI
3146
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
$473K ﹤0.01%
210,955
-5,413
-3% -$12.1K
CKX icon
3147
CKX Lands
CKX
$23.7M
$468K ﹤0.01%
32,215
+295
+0.9% +$4.29K
CNTY icon
3148
Century Casinos
CNTY
$79.9M
$465K ﹤0.01%
73,755
+31,868
+76% +$201K
SGB
3149
DELISTED
Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation
SGB
$458K ﹤0.01%
31,045
+88
+0.3% +$1.3K
PN
3150
DELISTED
Patriot National, Inc.
PN
$455K ﹤0.01%
+28,457
New +$455K